Yogesvara: Srila Prabhupada? This is Ulain. He is from the Ivory Coast in Africa. And he is very sincere, and he is also attempting to start Krsna consciousness in Africa in the Ivory Coast.
Prabhupada: Very good.
Yogesvara: He had a question for you.
Prabhupada: First of all, you remain here for some time. Be trained up. Because every one of us, we have followed the silly jackals. Now we have to follow Krsna. Janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara (CC Adi 9.41). That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's advice. First of all, let your personal life be successful, then try to do good to others. The, all over the world, they have simply followed the silly jackals. Now we have to follow Krsna. When you are trained up to follow Krsna, then our life is successful. Then you can do something. Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). We have to follow Krsna alone. Not all these rascals, silly jackals. Then our life is successful. Krsna can give you all guidance. In all respective necessities of life, there is everything complete. We haven't got to follow the silly jackals. So here is a nice place, you stay here and forget the silly jackals and take to Krsna alone or His devotees. Then you can start very nicely a center anywhere. That is the duty of everyone. We should open hundreds and thousands of centers all over the world. But one who is going to open, he must be first of all trained up.
Translator: He's wondering, he's convinced about Krsna consciousness himself, but he is wondering why in a country or a continent like Africa, which is not so scientifically or technologically developed...
Prabhupada: There is no need of.
Translator: There is no need. So he is wondering why we only have two temples in Africa. Is it because...
Prabhupada: Because language difficulty.
Translator: Language difficulty.
Prabhupada: Otherwise, there is no difficulty. Still, even without language, without talking, if you simply chant Hare Krsna, everyone will follow. And give them prasadam, they will take. And that will be good preaching. It doesn't require language or anything. You chant Hare Krsna, let them chant Hare Krsna, and give them nice prasada. They will take. That will be good preaching. But who is chanting, he must be a sincere devotee. Then his chanting will be effective. A gramophone machine will not do. He must be realized, then his chanting will be effective. Satam prasangan mama virya-samvido bhavanti hrt-karna-rasayanah kathah (SB 3.25.25). He must behave just like a pure Vaisnava. Then if he chants, his chanting will be effective. Just like electricity. If I am surcharged with electricity, I touch, you also become electric. And if he touches, he'll become. But if one is not in touch with electricity, then it will not act. So one must be electrified. Then if he touches somebody, he'll be electrified. If there is no electricity, simply by touching, he'll not do.
Translator: He says that on the Ivory Coast, this country, until he becomes electrified, he knows that the President of the country is very favorable to our movement, he has the Bhagavad-gita and he thinks that we should open a temple there.
Prabhupada: Immediately do it. Immediately do it. I am simply explaining the process. But do it immediately, Krsna will give you power. If you are sincere, you'll be electrified. There is no doubt. So?
Hari-sauri: Go for a walk?
Devotees: Jaya Prabhupada. (end)